Engel's Herd

Merab's Slave said:
I think we’re all getting on edge waiting for the birth.
Hope it goes well - and soon!
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I know it's terrible isn't it! I'm checking on them every few hours in the night. On a positive note, Basil is being a fabulous husboar. Girls get first picking of food, comfy spots, the only thing I haven't seen is him given them a back rub or foot massage. 🤔
 
Hi all, been a while since I have been on here properly. Just a quick update for you all, everyone is doing very well. Would appear Cyril struggles with some of the grasses/pollen in meadow hay so he's now strictly on Timothy and his coughing has stopped. (As soon as I put him back on meadow he starts again.)

Po and Jupi are doing fabulous. Po has finally started rumbling with Jupi and I will say it's the cutest but most pathetic rumble I have ever heard. They share everything and still decide to do popcorns and zoomies at 3am.

The trio are pretty chill. Basil has the cutest 'boarly' moments and is clearly very happy. The girls aren't pregnant 🎉 so relieved. Vet couldn't find anything and the weird gut movement seems to have completely stopped. Also found out that when I was feeling for the pelvic gap, I was in the completely wrong place. There's no gap.

They love their beds/hides that I have made them. Will make some more when I have more batting. Will need something thicker than 6oz for cuddle cups though 😅

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Hoping to have Cyril neutered at the end of the month so he can then have a lady or 2. I have no issue with him living next door to the boys but he does seem desperate for more than interaction through bars.
 
Hoping to have Cyril neutered at the end of the month so he can then have a lady or 2. I have no issue with him living next door to the boys but he does seem desperate for more than interaction through bars.
 
Ok can't lie. I saw some in P@H adoption. 6 months old. Females. Story is: family didn't want them anymore. They've been waiting for a new home for about a month now. I have held them and they are lovely. I'm tempted to go back tomorrow and adopt them.....
 
Engel said:
Ok can't lie. I saw some in P@H adoption. 6 months old. Females. Story is: family didn't want them anymore. They've been waiting for a new home for about a month now. I have held them and they are lovely. I'm tempted to go back tomorrow and adopt them.....
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Do it. That’s still rescuing them isn’t it? As long as you have the space, time and cash. Go for it.
 
Micah is a PAH rescue.
I spotted the sign that said he couldn’t live with other guinea pigs and had to be kept alone.
Turns out he’d been badly bullied and badly rebonded so the poor boy was condemned to a life of loneliness.
Heart promptly overruled brain and Micah is a very happy boy living with his wives.

Hope all goes well for you.
 
So ummm....they're here. Got a few issues.

Horrendous calcium pees with the odd squeak, hopefully diet will fix that right up. The one has a slight whistling sound when she breathes so will speak to the vet to see if a course of meloxicam and maybe baytril is worth trying.

They're absolutely terrified of being picked up. They squeal 😢. I don't know if that's because of their previous owners or just the way they are.

Will post photos in a bit. Just leaving them to settle.
 
Engel said:
So ummm....they're here. Got a few issues.

Horrendous calcium pees with the odd squeak, hopefully diet will fix that right up. The one has a slight whistling sound when she breathes so will speak to the vet to see if a course of meloxicam and maybe baytril is worth trying.

They're absolutely terrified of being picked up. They squeal 😢. I don't know if that's because of their previous owners or just the way they are.

Will post photos in a bit. Just leaving them to settle.
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You’ll soon have them sorted out.
 
Here's some photo's. They don't have names yet, want to see what they're personalities are like.

They've been eating hay which is great and had a bit of pepper. They took it from my hand so 🤞

I asked for more information on them and there's none. They're not even sure of they're age, just guessed, but by going off their weights and nails I'd say 4-6 months.

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The Pale one seems to have some roaning on her bum and the other one has a few patches here and there too.

Oh and for the record I have checked, they're definitely both girls. Feel awful as I double and triple checked in store infront of the staff. I'm like, 'I'm sorry, I'm sure you're able to sex piggies correctly but I want to be sure' :)) 😅
 
They’re beautiful.
I think a vet check is a good idea anyway given where they’re from.
It won’t take long in your care before they are restored to perfect health and feel safe.
 
I think I've settled on names. The cream/buff coloured girl is Blossom.

The tri colour/tort is Autumn.

Autumn has definitely found her voice (already!) Wheeking away with the rest of the crew like she owns the place. They both seem to like the fleece tunnels I've made, sleeping both in them and on top of them in the open and of course playing in the massive pile of hay. They seem happy ☺️
 
Engel said:
I think I've settled on names. The cream/buff coloured girl is Blossom.

The tri colour/tort is Autumn.

Autumn has definitely found her voice (already!) Wheeking away with the rest of the crew like she owns the place. They both seem to like the fleece tunnels I've made, sleeping both in them and on top of them in the open and of course playing in the massive pile of hay. They seem happy ☺️
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Living their best life with you already. Wait until they get their husboar. 😬
 
Update on the Autumn and Blossom, they're doing really well settling in; really made themselves at home. They really flushed their bladders yesterday and almost cleared a 600ml water bottle in less than 24hrs which is more than the other pigs. I did check, it hasn't been leaking. Calcium pees are quite minimal now as you'd expect but will keep an eye out over the next few days. Squeaking while peeing seems to have stopped and Autumn isn't whistling anymore so maybe it was just a bit of hay dust tickling her from the hay they used. Vet has also checked them over and there's nothing of concern. Now they're munching on some lovely fresh hay and I may have triggered the zoomies. :))
 
Great news.
Glad they’re settled so well and health issues dealt with.
They have certainly landed on their paws with you.
 
Update.

I've been so busy recently I've completely forgotten to update this thread. I will hopefully start being more active on here soon.

Autumn and Blossom have settled in really well. They're now both over 900g and have a really healthy appetite. They do drink a lot too so I don't quite understand how they had calcium pees when they came. (Unless they where left with an empty bottle. I know p@h staff do all the cleaning/animal care before opening the store and don't check in the evening before closing. But who knows).

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I've noticed Blossom has a long section of hair near her bum. Her hair is a lot longer than any of the other pigs and feels so silky smooth. It wasn't like this when she came so maybe someone trimmed it? If it does continue to grow I'll just trim it every now and again so it's not an issue.

Autumn is quite a fearful piggy. Her eyes look like they're bulging out of her head but this is only when she's picked up or spooked. When she's relaxed in her cage you can't really see the whites of her eyes.

Mr Cyril has an appointment with the vet on Tuesday for his neuter which is fantastic. I have everything prepped here for him for recovery. Autumn and Blossom are now his next door neighbours and they often exchange kisses and nose boops through the fence and do popcorns and zoomies together. The girls have really come out of their shells since meeting Cyril and it's lovely seeing them grow. I've made sure Cyril can't get to them. It's impossible for him to jump over, crawl under or get through to them....I checked, and triple checked. I even used my rats to see if they could get through (I took piggies out so they never had any interaction and everything was disinfected after) 😅

Po is still chief wheeker and pop-corner. Jupi seems to have something irritating his mouth but I can't see anything. It's like he's trying to get something from by his teeth or tongue but I can't see anything. There was some hair at the bottom of his tooth which had irritated the gum line which I managed to remove so maybe that was it.

The trio are doing well. Happy little family and living their best lives. I can often hear them doing popcorns and zoomies while I'm downstairs. :))
 
Engel said:
Update.

I've been so busy recently I've completely forgotten to update this thread. I will hopefully start being more active on here soon.

Autumn and Blossom have settled in really well. They're now both over 900g and have a really healthy appetite. They do drink a lot too so I don't quite understand how they had calcium pees when they came. (Unless they where left with an empty bottle. I know p@h staff do all the cleaning/animal care before opening the store and don't check in the evening before closing. But who knows).

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I've noticed Blossom has a long section of hair near her bum. Her hair is a lot longer than any of the other pigs and feels so silky smooth. It wasn't like this when she came so maybe someone trimmed it? If it does continue to grow I'll just trim it every now and again so it's not an issue.

Autumn is quite a fearful piggy. Her eyes look like they're bulging out of her head but this is only when she's picked up or spooked. When she's relaxed in her cage you can't really see the whites of her eyes.

Mr Cyril has an appointment with the vet on Tuesday for his neuter which is fantastic. I have everything prepped here for him for recovery. Autumn and Blossom are now his next door neighbours and they often exchange kisses and nose boops through the fence and do popcorns and zoomies together. The girls have really come out of their shells since meeting Cyril and it's lovely seeing them grow. I've made sure Cyril can't get to them. It's impossible for him to jump over, crawl under or get through to them....I checked, and triple checked. I even used my rats to see if they could get through (I took piggies out so they never had any interaction and everything was disinfected after) 😅

Po is still chief wheeker and pop-corner. Jupi seems to have something irritating his mouth but I can't see anything. It's like he's trying to get something from by his teeth or tongue but I can't see anything. There was some hair at the bottom of his tooth which had irritated the gum line which I managed to remove so maybe that was it.

The trio are doing well. Happy little family and living their best lives. I can often hear them doing popcorns and zoomies while I'm downstairs. :))
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Good luck with everything ❤️
 
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